Forms to declare or report Swiss Anticipatory Tax (Swiss Withholding Tax)

Are you looking for forms to declare or report Swiss withholding tax? Here you will find all the forms at a glance.

For filling out the following declaration forms, the free software Snapform Viewer must be installed.

Known problems with QDF forms

Certain internet browsers change the file format when downloading. The file extension must be .qdf and not .xml. Once you have changed the file extension to .qdf, the form will open in Snapform Viewer. Some internet browsers include a PDF viewer. Do not open qdf forms directly in the browser. When you download the form, you will get a dialogue. Select there that you want to save the file.

• 102 M - Withholding tax on interest and dividend income from short positions, securities lending and borrowing or repo transactions (Manufactured payments)

  QDF41.88 kB7 September 2026

• 823 - Grundgesuch um Meldung statt Entrichtung der Versteuerung der Dividendenerträgen infolge wesentlicher Beteiligung einer ausländischen Kapitalgesellschaft

  (available only in german and french)

  QDF73.48 kB7 September 2026

• 823B - Request for the permission to apply a reduced rate of tax on Swiss dividends derived from a substantial participation held by a foreign limited company

  QDF63.24 kB7 September 2026

• 823C - Basic request for the reporting procedure instead of paying the anticipatory tax on dividends paid to a foreign limited company, holding a substantial participation

  QDF72.06 kB7 September 2026

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Specific enquiries (German)

• Inquiries regarding billing
• Requests for refunds of withholding tax
• Questions about payment
• Legal enquiries
• Questions for the External Audit Department

Federal Tax Administration FTA
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3003 Berne